Camp-stove



J. HIGHAM.

CAMP STOVE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-Z7. I919.

Patented J an. 4, 1921.

3 SHEETSSHEET I.

TFORNEY J. HIGHAM.

CAMP STOVE, APPLICATION FILED. SEPT- 27, 1919.

- Patented Jan. 4, 1921.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2- INVENTOR JOHN HIGHAM /6? TI'ORHEY 'J. HIGHAM.

CAMP STOVE.

- APPLICA'HON FILED SEPT-27. I919. 1,364,371

Patented. Jan. 4, 1921.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3- UNITED-STATES PATENT omcs.

JOHN nrenan, or Los ANGELES, oanronnra, assrenon ro counmarron returns CAMP STOVE COMPANY, OF LOS ANGELES,

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GALIFOZRNIA, A CORPORATION OF GALI- CAMP-STOVE. f

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I J OHNHIGHAM, a citizen of the United tates, residing at L08 Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles'and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Camp-Stoves, of

. which the followingis a specification.

- thereto, to provide a collapsible stove pipe hinged to the top of the stove and adapted to be collapsed and foldedclosely thereto and in the same plane therewith, all of the members of the stove bein hinged or otherwise connected to. one anot er so that they may be folded in close 'relationto the'stove top and in substantially the same plane therewith and so arran ed that when opened to operative position t ey may be rigidly locked and sustained in this position by means provided for that purpose.

The device is further provided with variousother new and useful features of construction and arrangement as hereinafter -more fully described and particularly ointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a collapsible camp stove embodying this invention shown set up in operative position with parts broken away.

Fig. 2 shows the stove with parts broken away.

Fig. 3 is a parts broken away.

partially collapsed Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional elevation on the line 44 .of Fig. 3. p

Fig: 5 is a fragmentary perspectlve view of one corner of the rear of the stoveset up. 7 Fig. -6 is a perspective view of a lower end of the, stove pipe set-up and removed from the stove.

Fig. 7 is a sectional elevatlon through the Specification of Letters Patent. 7

-ing attached plan view of the stove with Patented Jan. 4, 1921.

Application filed September 27, 1919. Serial R0. 328,908.

pivoted plate showing one of the supporting legshinged thereto. 7

1g. 1s a transverse sectional elevation on the line 8-8 of Fig. 3 showing the plate over the grill.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view, illustrating the stove as fitted with a'foldable oven and showing the oven in its folded position.

Fig. 10 is. a perspective view, showing the oven 1n its 0 en position.

Like nuin rs refer to like parts in all the figures.

1 represents the frame of the top of the stove to which the grill and solid portion of the top are attached and to which also the sides and rear end front and bottom of :the stove are left open,

frame 1. The sides 4 are attached at inter:

hinges 5 to the frame, these hinges as others used in this construction bepreferably by electric welding vals b as well although have at their u per edges flanges 6 which are hinged. -The a bottom being 'formedby the ground upon rivets may -be used. The sides 4 extend a short. istance over the top of the stove and at their bottom edges flanges 7 which rest on the ground. and serve as feet.

The back 8 is attached by hinges 8 to the frame 1 extending between the sides 4 and slightly forward of their rear ends and hooks 9 pivoted to the back 8' are a-da ted to extend through holes '10 in the sai sides and serve the dual purpose of preventing the sides from spreading and also retain the back in its proper operative position. A spacing bar 11 is pivotally attached-to the foot flange 7 of one of the sides 4 near its to fit into said triangular aperture. Thestove pipe comprises the walls 14, 15 and 16, the wall 14 being connected to the stove top forward end and the other end of the rod" 3' by the hinge 17. The wall 16 is hinged to the wall 14 and the wall 15 ishinged to the wall 16, flanges 18 being providedon' the walls to overlap the hinges and form "substantially tight joints. The lower ends of the stove pipe walls extend below the said flanges 18projecting through the aperture 13 and the lower ends of the said flanges engage thetop of the stove and support the pipe in operative position.

,A solid plate 19 is pivotally connected to the solid portion 3 of the top of the stove and adapted either to be positioned over and covering the grill 2 when it is desired to have all-entirely solid top to the stove or to be turned on its pivot to one side of the stove to expose the grill 2 for use, the outer end of the plate'19 being supported in this position by hinged legs 20. The plate 19 is provided at its sides and forward end with down turned flanges 21 which bothstifien the plate and tend to form a substantially tight joint with the top of the stove. Whenthe plate 19 is turned to the side of the stoveit serves as a support for cooking utensils and in this position a small fire may also be built under the plate and it may be used for cooking. g

It will be seen that the stove when set up in operative position has its various members rigidly connected and supported, that it provides a very convenient stove for camp cooking purposes embodying either a solid top stove or a grill and having an effective stove pipe to carry away the smoke, and

that when the plate 19 isextended to one .side of the stove additional cooking surface upper surface of the stove top and the plate 19 is moved over the grill 2 covering the collapsed stove-pipe and retaining it in place,-

the legs 20 being folded beneath the said plate -19. The back 8 is folded upward on its hinges 8} and arranged close to the upper surface of the stove top. 'Thus the whole stove is collapsed and occupies comparatively small space making it convenient for transportation.

Spec1al attention is called to the construction of the top of the stove in which the 'frame 1 extends'integrally'entirely aroundthe said top, thereby forming a rigid means 4 of construction and providing convenient part of which is solid havinga smoke out- 139 position, as shown in Fig. 2.

means of attaching the folding members thereto. '7 It is also pointed out that all parts of the stove are attached to one another so that there is no danger of any part becoming misplaced or lost. As a means for holding the plate 19 against displacement in its fold? ed position, a clamping hook 22 is mounted on the end cross member of the frame 1 and r is adapted to be turned to engage the edge of the plate when the latter is in its folded If desired, the stove may be fitted with a foldable oven 23 as illustrated in Figs. 9 and 10, and which oven is here shown as consisting of a pair of side panels 24 and 25 hinged transversely of theplate 19 and having top panels 26 and 27' hinged on the upper edges thereof and adapted to extend inwardly therefrom to form the oven top as shown in Fig. 10 and to be swung outwardly against the outer faces of the side panels 24 and 25 in folding the oven upon the plate 19, as shown in Fig. 9. The oven is provided with an end panel 28 hinged on the plate 19 and having hooks 29 ada ted to engage openings'30 in the side panels for securing the side panels to the end panels and thereby hold the oven in' its open position. A door 31 is hinged on the plate 19 for closing the open side of the oven; this door being adapted to swing downwardly to give access to the interior of the oven and to be swung inwardly over t e plate 19 when dis posing the oven in its olded position.

. If desired, the oven may be fitted with a removable grid 32.

Iclaim: 1. A collapsible stove comprising a top. part of which is solid and part a grill,'the solid portion being provided with a smoke outlet aperture, a plate pivo'ted to said solid portion and adapted to extend over and cover said grill or to be moved on its pivot to extend to one side of the stove, hlngedlegs on the movable end of said plate, a

collapsible stove pipe, one side of which is hinged to the solid portion of the top adjacent the aperture therein, and collapsible side walls hinged to said stove top substantially as described.

2. A collapsible stove comprising a rectangular frame, a grill covering part of said frame and attached thereto, a solid top covering the remainder of said frame and having a smoke outlet aperture therethrough, a plate pivoted to said solid top 7 g and adapted to extend over and cover-the grlll or to extend to one side of the stove,

hinged legs; on'the movable end of said plate, a collapsible stove pipe, one side of which is hinged tosaid soli topadjacent the aperture therethrough, hinged to said- .frame. I

3. A collapsible stove comprising a top,

nd side walls I let aperture therethrough, and the remainder is a grill, a three sided'collapsible stove pipe having one side hinged to the solid top adjacent said aperture, the said sides bemg hinged together and adapted to fold para lelwith'eaoh other and also with the stove top, a plate hinged to said solid top and adapted to extend to one side of the stove or to extend over the grill and also over said stove pipe when it is collapsed and folded parallel to said top, side walls hinged to said top and adapted to fold' under the same, and an end wall hinged to panel to the side panels, and panels hinged to the upper edges of said side panels for forming an oven top. v

6. In a folding camp stove, a rectangular frame, a top plate secured to said frame and 1 extending thereacross through a portion of the length thereof forming an open space bounded by the sides and one end of said frame and the edge of said p1ate, a grill covering said open space afiixed to said frame, side panels hinged to said frame extending throughout the side portions thereof and adapted to swing inwardly there against, an end panel hinged to said frame, an auxiliary top plate hinged, adjacent to one corner of said grill adapted to extend to one side of the stove and to be disposed over the grill, and means for supporting the outer portion of said plate when positioned tothe side of the stove.

7, In a folding camp stove, a rectangular frame, a top plate secured to said frame and extending thereacross through a portion of the length thereof forming an open space bounded by the sides and one end of said frame and the edge of said plate, a grill covering said open space affixed to said frame, side panels hingedto said frame extending throughout the side portions thereof and adapted to swing inwardly thereagainst, an end panel hinged to said' frame, an auxiliary top plate hinged adjacentto' one corner of said grill adapted to'extend to one side of the stove and to be disposed over the grill, means for supportin the outer portion of said plate when positioned to the side of the stove, and a foldable stove pipe affixed to said top plate.

" JOHN HIGHAM. 

